alingual

adjective

alin·​gual

(ˈ)ā¦liŋgwəl sometimes -gyəw-

: not fluent in any language

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + -lingual (as in bilingual)

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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